mismanage

verb

ˌmis-ˈma-nij How to pronounce mismanage (audio)
Definition of mismanagenext
as in to misconduct
to manage badly the business was mismanaged so seriously that it eventually had to declare bankruptcy

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Recent Examples of mismanage The restraining order is part of a larger lawsuit filed by the city against the Park District last October, where the city alleges the park board mismanaged funds, left parks in disrepair and violated a 2012 intergovernmental agreement. — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2026 This measure may be well-intentioned, but intention is not enough, and it will probably be mismanaged, and for what? — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026 Also, the union alleges that the department and the Unified Government has mismanaged funds in a way that has created unsafe working conditions. — Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026 Her ability to mismanage several things at once is truly remarkable. — John Phillips, Oc Register, 20 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mismanage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mismanage
  1. misconduct
  2. damage
  3. violate
  4. mishandle
  5. misgovern
  6. abuse
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  • In addition, referees were instructed to apply the rules regarding fouls and misconducts more strictly – a move meant to protect players and their inventiveness.
    — Cesar R. Torres, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
Definition of misconduct
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  • Hundreds of buildings — hotels, apartment blocks, mixed-use structures — collapsed or were damaged beyond repair.
    — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • If Chinese inventories become one of the last lines of defense against damaging global price spikes, Beijing may come to occupy a comparable position.
    — Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of damage
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  • For months, Mangione’s attorneys have argued that the dual prosecutions violated his Constitutional double jeopardy protections.
    — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
  • That, Judge Julius Richardson said, violated the right to free speech.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of violate
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  • The investigation by the state of Illinois into mishandled and decomposing bodies found at a Chicago funeral home has expanded to a second facility.
    — Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The case also mirrors incidents across the country where remains were allegedly mishandled.
    — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of mishandle
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  • But a ruling class that systematically blinds itself to the most profound longings of human beings will misunderstand and misgovern those under its sway.
    — Benjamin and Jenna Storey, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2021
Definition of misgovern
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  • Reports that federal immigration enforcement agencies have accessed Flock data, dozens of officers have abused the system to stalk women, and police have logged hundreds of searches related to protest activity sparked successive waves of backlash.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, the Children's Trust was used and abused by the Kittrells for exclusively their own purposes and in fact the Kittrells treat the trust assets for nearly all purposes as their own.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of abuse

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